August 1, 2007

Okay, it's officially "a tradition".

Stop the Car will be performing at the third annual 80's scene reunion concert at Art Colony Gallery (formerly Synchronicity) in Evansville, Indiana at 8 p.m. on Saturday, November 3.

This year STC is proud to share the stage with fellow 1980's Evansville band Matinee Idol and present-day performers Kentucky Prophet and Dang Heathens. Admission is $8.00.

Click here for a full-size PDF of the flyer.

It's in the newspaper so it must be true.

There will also be a Cincinnati warmup gig at the Northside Tavern on Tuesday, October 23.

 

June 1, 2006

Stop the Car will be performing at a second annual 80's scene reunion concert at Synchronicity Gallery in Evansville, Indiana at 8 p.m. on Saturday, July 1.

This year STC is sharing the stage with fellow 1980's Evansville bands The Inverted Nipples and Dogglethuraxxe. Admission is $8.00.

Click here for a full-size PDF of the flyer.

Hope to see you there!

August 24, 2005

Photos from Stop the Car's performance at the June 18, 2005 Evansville reunion show are now posted on the site.

Also included is a photo from the June 14 warm-up gig at Northside Tavern in Cincinnati.

Click to view them here.

May 21, 2005

Stop the Car will be reuniting for a one-off concert at Synchronicity Gallery in Evansville, Indiana at 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 18.

Opening the show is the mythical punk band D.O.D. (Disciples of Decadence), another Evansville icon from the Ross/Alhambra era of the 1980's. Admission is $8.00.

Click here for a full-size PDF of the flyer.

Hope to see you there!

January 24, 2005

The Stop the Car mp3 files have been restored to the site as of tonight.

Download up to 14 songs spanning the entire history of the band, from 1985's Blue Creatures to 1999's Crash.

Thanks to crabgrass for his generous offer to provide storage space for these files on his server.

Click here to view all available tracks.

ADDITIONAL UPDATE: All Stop the Car CD's are once again in stock and available for purchase on the merchandise page.

January 22, 2005

If you had any connection at all with the Evansville music scene in the 1980's, you must check out Doug Shawhan's wonderful Shame of the Eighties site at www.crackrabbit.com. You'll see names you haven't seen in years discussing all aspects of our glorious, collective misspent youth. There's an ever-growing archive of photos, flyers, and ephemera and even a streaming radio station of Evansville bands from back in the day.

Warning: True to its name, crackrabbit is dangerously addictive. You will lose days out of your life.

February 22, 2002

After almost a year's worth of delays, this month finally sees the release of What it Takes to Please You, the 2-CD Tribute Album featuring the songs of the Cincinnati-based band Over the Rhine. STC guitarist/vocalist Mark Utley's contribution, a cover of OtR's "Happy to Be So", appears on disc one, track four. Mark sings and plays rhythm & lead guitar, bass, and keyboards on the track. Drum programming and recording of the song were graciously contributed by ex-STC drummer Kevin Hartnell.

Click here for a review of the project from CityBeat magazine. Click here for a downloadable mp3 of Mark's track.